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Cost & carbon: the potential for stricter minimum efficiency standards in the private rented sector
The government plans to reintroduce the requirement for all domestic rental properties to reach an EPC C minimum by 2030. What is the potential cost and carbon saving of the policy?
One month ago
ESG
Clean Power 30: What does it mean for real estate?
The UK’s long-awaited energy grid reform is finally here–from ambitious targets–including sourcing 95% of electricity from renewables by 2030 and overhauling the connection system–property owners with…
One month ago
ESG
The ESG outlook: What’s next for 2025?
A new year invites reflection on what the next 12 months might hold. Before looking ahead to 2025, let’s reflect on some major ESG developments from 2024
2 months ago
ESG
Sustainability Series: EVs: The Everywhere Vehicle?
Identifying opportunities and nuances within the electric vehicle changing market for real estate owners
3 months ago
ESG
Meeting the Commercial Property Retrofit Challenge - Part 1: Defining a Strategy
The potential obsolescence of buildings is accelerating, driven by evolving regulatory, physical, financial, and functional risks, relating to sustainability. This report, the first in a three-part…
6 months ago
Development
Third of UK developers say homes held up by power shortages
Supply crunch looms for England as support for change in government grows
10 months ago
ESG
REframing ESG
A new framework to refocus and simplify the approach to ESG in property to achieve outcomes and what wealthy individual are doing in this space
One year ago

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Research
M&S Marble Arch: what have we learned?
Making sense of the latest trends in property and economics from around the globe
One year ago
Development
Housing Delivery Test 2022: Which areas are falling short?
Nearly a fifth of local planning authorities in England face having less sway over planning decisions
One year ago
ESG
Let’s COP to it: What happened at COP28 for the built environment?
COP28 was held against a backdrop of what will almost certainly be the hottest year on record. While there has been a lot of chatter surrounding the hosting location and intent, COP remains a key…
One year ago
ESG
A new SPV - Solar power value
The potential solar photovoltaics (PV) energy generation opportunities for the UK from car parks and rooftops.
One year ago
Life Sciences
Achieving sustainability in Life Sciences
How the life sciences industry is working towards a sustainable future.
One year ago
ESG
Do homeowners value and seek sustainability?
With the roll back on net zero policies billed as a cost saving exercise, we examine whether UK homeowners value sustainability and how property marketing can play a role.
One year ago
ESG
Does hybrid work lower carbon emissions?
With the world of work having been upended and hybrid working approaches increasingly becoming the norm, we consider what this means for emissions, more importantly, does hybrid work really lower…
One year ago
Rural Insights
Regenerative agriculture – is it a profitable venture?
We take a look at a farm practicing regenerative agriculture to see how it impacted its costs and look at the risks involved.
One year ago
ESG
Residential landlord’s face sizeable energy efficiency upgrade cost
Proposed minimum energy efficiency standards regulation in England could leave residential landlords facing a £17.9 billion bill.
One year ago
ESG
UK Budget 2023: real estate and sustainability key highlights
Chancellor Hunt’s “growth budget” had very little in it to drive competitiveness in the future or green economy. We examine the key sustainability policies and those that were missing.
2 years ago
The Intelligence Lab